“Mmm, bananas, mmm”. We are rapidly approaching the Switch release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong on 16th February and today Nintendo has revealed the game’s opening movie in all of its remastered glory. Titled ‘Setting the Scene,’ the intro spills everything that you need to know about the game’s central rivalry: DK has stolen all…
Houston, we have a new obsession. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Kate looks back on a 2023 game from Rocket Rat that very nearly slipped through our net… Hey, you. If I’ve pitched this title correctly, you’re…
Too similar to Rockstar’s, apparently. Rockstar Games, the juggernaut behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, is fiercely protective of its IP and image, and so is its parent company, Take-Two Interactive. So much so, in fact, that the latter has filed a trademark dispute over Remedy Entertainment’s new logo, revealed back in April 2023. As…
“That’s the consumer shift that needs to happen”. Yesterday, Ubisoft launched a rebrand of its subscription service, Ubisoft+ Premium, and brought its Classics package to PC. Clearly, the company sees this as a step into the future of gaming as its director of subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, told GamesIndustry.biz that players need to become “comfortable” with…
Legend reborn. Remember Steel Empire for the Sega Mega Drive? What about the GBA release? 3DS? Well, whichever one you’ve experienced, if any, you’ll be happy to know that an updated version dubbed The Legend of Steel Empire is about to drop for the Nintendo Switch on January 23rd, 2024. Boasting updated visuals and improved…
It’s-a fatality. The latest UK boxed charts are in and the standings have been a little shaken up since last week, it seems. Perhaps the biggest change has come in the rise of Mortal Kombat 1 to third place, remaining one space ahead of Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate and pushing Super Mario Bros. Wonder firmly…
Uhhh… meow? Yes, a live-action Minecraft movie is really happening. We know Jason Momoa is involved. We know Jack Black is involved. And, as of today, we know that director Jared Hess wants to get it right — or, at least, not get it wrong (thanks, Eurogamer). In a recent interview with The Salt Lake…
Switch up. Despite trade-ins and pre-owned sales being one of the core pillars for the UK specialist retailer GAME for many years, recent reports have indicated that the firm will be ending physical trade-ins next month on February 16th, 2024. So far, GAME itself has kept schtum on the matter, while staff from multiple UK…
“Make the designs cool”. Masahiro Sakurai has released a new YouTube video looking into the concept of customisation in video games. It’s not the most groundbreaking stuff imaginable and it will likely only truly resonate with budding game developers. Still, since Sakurai has announced that he will be winding down his YouTube channel this year,…
Knight and day. Publisher Deck13 Spotlight and developer Argonwood have announced that the medieval-inspired turn-based strategy game Rising Lords will be bringing the battle to Switch on 18th January. Taking place in the fictional kingdom of Aubelin, Rising Lords will see you playing as a Lord who is attempting to rise (shocking with that title,…